Mountain bikers, freeriders and downhillers have few places to ride in Salt Lake City proper, and the bike jumps at I Street in the Avenues is one of them. The collection of dirt jumps is an unofficial site built by dedicated riders on city property, which means there’s nothing to stop the city from tearing…
Category: Mountain Biking
Ride like mad for Cycle Burn Challenge charity event and competition
Charity rides are a dime-a-dozen these days (this is a good thing) but they can be a bit unoriginal. Well, how does a month-long charity mountain bike ride sound? The Cycle Burn Challenge is a competition that will challenge mountain bikers of all skill levels to raise donations for LIVESTRONG in an effort to fight…
Anthill Films “Strength in Numbers” to screen at Brewvies
Anthill Films, the action sport storytellers who specialize in mountain bike movies with very high production quality, has a new movie coming out in May called, “Strength in Numbers.” The Wasatch Area Freeride Trails Association, or WAFTA, is hosting the Salt Lake City premiere of “Strength in Numbers,” at Brewvies Cinema Pub in downtown Salt…
A look at the Whole Enchilada Enduro mountain bike race
Enduro mountain bike racing, the format of combined cross-country and downhill, has been gaining in popularity as of late, and the biggest, baddest ride in Moab is about to play host to one of these test-of-fitness events. The Whole Enchilada Enduro mountain bike race will test competitor’s technical bike-handling skills and heart rates in a…
Mountain Biking The Ribbon in Grand Junction, Colorado
The Ribbon, located in Grand Junction, Colorado, is probably one of the coolest rides in the Eastern Utah/Western Colorado mountain biking complex. Of course, points are taken off The Ribbon for being located in Colorado, but honestly, the landscape of the whole Grand Junction and Fruita area looks more like Utah anyway, so it geographically…
Furious3 mountain bike stage race coming to Moab
Moab is about to become the third home of the Furious3, a mountain bike stage race that has previously been held in Fernie and Whistler, British Columbia. The Moab version of the Furious3 will be a three-day stage race from September 29, through October 1st. Registration is open right now. According to UtahMountainBiking.com, the race…
Mountain biking Deadman’s Ridge Trail in Moab
Deadman’s Ridge Trail is a loop that belongs to the Brand Trails network, which, on the whole, is known as a beginner’s area. But don’t be turned away by the easy-breezy nature of the Brand Trails reputation, because Deadman’s Ridge packs a technical punch thanks to small (but fun) rock drops, steep slickrock ramps, and…
Video: 360-degree view of Slickrock Trail mountain bike ride
Will technology never cease? With the proliferation of pocket-sized cameras flooding the outdoor recreation marketplace, it’s never been easier to document your totally rad descent of Wicked Hell Peak, or show off that epic mountain bike ride through Tacky Love Canyon… so to speak. Everything from HD GoPros to our smartphones allow easy recording and…
Mountain biking Moab’s Bar M and Lazy EZ Loops
Mountain bikers who are first starting out may be intimidated while riding on Moab slickrock for the first time. Luckily, the Bar M and Lazy EZ loops are just north of town and provide a place where beginners can earn their slickrock chops, ride some single track and dirt roads, and feel damn good about it. First, the…
Video: Mesa Riding
The nice thing about Utah, is that it could be puking snow outside in the north, and be sunny and warm down in St. George and Hurricane. For those of you who despise the snow, and hate (or don’t know) how to ski, then mountain biking down south can be the only way of escaping…